next best thing

well everything is going as planned each week we check what's happening and its text book.  this week is the best though, the baby has been moving loads but we haven't really been able to feel it yet, although he has been punching and kicking lots it first felt like soft flutters which is very hard to explain. 

But now it has gotten a lot stronger and this morning he was kicking away having a great time waking up the missus at stupid o clock  but when I felt it I could actually feel the skin move it was very strange like a hard tap on my hand.


so its all exciting and a nice way to connect!

that's a short n sweet one

   

exhaustion scale

so we are now at 6months! it seems to have gone very fast but don't worry the fun hasn't stopped.  as the title suggests I have collected some more baby brain quotes !

in bed and having a general chit chat about baby and this corka is spouted  "hes leaching my mamories"  followed by the "exhaustion scale" as the excuse





mainly followed by lots of hysterical laughter.  these have been my favourites so far.  but now some proper serious pregnant related stuff.  at this point some clothes may not fit as well as they used to so its time to go shopping for maternity clothes!!
think of the trauma of giving input into a standard outfit then x100




is something you keep in ur head!!! and nod and agree with any choice that is made and if your unsure think of this


and you wont go far wrong.  were out stuffing our faces at frankie n bennies(the craving has semi switched to salad specifically the nizza salmon salad) and decided to have a look for some clothes.  the choice its pretty crap really the selection is really small and that makes our job a lot harder so I think what you can take from this is

A) don't give input on sizes
B) if she doesn't like it neither do you!

now to round off the blog with something slightly cuter.  from recent blogs I have mentioned that we have super stocked up on nappies which is still the case but we have now got enough clothes to last us well until he's 18th months and plenty of toys and other random assortments. so we have started buying things to make his room look all nice. we bought a thermometer that doubles as a night light and some hungry caterpillar canvas paintings a mouse/dog riding a bike blackout curtains its all very exciting as he has started moving a lot more and he is very lazy!  he starts kicking at night time n then he started kicking at stupid o clock in the morning.

so next scan is in a few weeks and ill update with more classic baby brain quotes :)

20 week scan

well were at 21 weeks and the baby brain has hit hard!







whilst this  is probably some old wives tale it still serving well as an excuse for when she says things like substance instead of sustenance which is very funny. I have other example but at this moment in time I cant remember them all but that's because I've got baby brain.


we also had the 2nd part of the 20 week scan done and that's now finished !!   and everything is going as expected no 3rd eye or anything weird to report.


next scan is 28 weeks!

catching up

well I hadn't realised it had been this long since id last posted so before I divulge the main content of this post a update on the pregnancy thus far and in a nutshell



its going great   everything is as it should be and he's started moving around mainly at might because  he's lazy lol




and this one is slightly impromptu and sourced from my lovely missus who is quite sweary at the best of times but the pregnancy is making her extra sweary!


and to days source of amusement a hot water bottle that was preventing a try from being stored correctly behind the booze, I had to take over to simmer the rage.





we also have plans to start the baby room over the holidays which is 2 weeks away so they'll e plenty of pics going up when its done!!

drum roll please....

that's maybe not what I had in mind but it is a drum so half way their! we are very pleased that everything went ok and announced our big news through a cake with lettering as we are a food orientated family.





didn't actually happen but he was playing with his hands plotting away evil genius baby!! 


so as it becomes more and more real we have also been inundated with shed loads of stuff I'm sure I've mentioned it before but here is a lil update


enough nappies to stock up an Indian family for weeks lol
the safest cleanest water wipes in the world!


lots of toys, stroller n things like that


we also got lots of clothing already  still waiting for this tho



or something more similar to my batman onesie. that is the dream :D 


so following my own advice  we finally came to a decision on a name that isn't mental or going to scar him for life. 


I suppose now that we know what is their are some ideas for the future what will happen how hell turn out etc im sure with los of coaching hell be an awesome





 

SEXIN TIME

so we are 2 days away from finding out what sex the baby will be!!





and like the lol cat says it is exciting times!! hopefully it will be in a position so we can see it but well see or not as the case maybe.


the plan of action is to go for the scan then have family round Friday night to surprise everyone with the news.


we found this offer on group on and its only for those who are 16 weeks and you get  2 free scan photos which is well worth it as they are 5 quid each from the hospital!!!





which irks me no end thieving gits!!


BUT I did mention last time crazy theories that can predict whether it is a boy or girl  so without further a do here are some of them!


the Mayan theory
this is 78% accurate and you take the year you conceived and the age you were if they are both odd its a girl and if one is even its a boy   it checks out for my partners first child who is a girl and this time round its both odd for this one so it could be a girl!


scan photo theory
I maybe making this name up but because you need the scan photo that's what i'm calling it and you need to find something in the photo and then this weird gradient not sure how accurate this is sounds dodgy to me.


baking soda
this is bar far the funniest so far so you get some baking soda and wee on it the more it fizzes its a boy. MENTAL
 


so some things may be better than others  but the sure fire way is to see a doctor at a scan lol

of crushed lungs and poor gravity (alt grapefruit and grumpyness)

no this isn't some secret  alternative chapter from lord of the rings





Infact its the main two topics that ill be talking about. 




firstly crushed lungs to set the scene we had a lovely weekend break at a really nice hotel and our room was up a few flights of stairs and along some corridors with a random settee roughly halfway to the room.




now as the baby develops and get bigger it crushes the lungs so its harder to breath which made for a great source of amusement as that settee became focal point to ask if she needed a rest as she was all wheezy either going to or from the room.




BUT that's nothing compared to thinking that the baby was affecting her centre of gravity which made for no end of jokes.


Now as this one has taken  a few days to write mainly due to me being incredibly lazy.  the alternative is my other half contribution as my sole reader (except for the 1 other person who's actually read a post) 


this is because as per my previous trips to find weird and wonderful things that she can eat it has now turned into being obsessed with





grape fruit and being a dutiful partner I went out again hunting and gather various forms of grapefruit from tinned to fresh so make sure she was well stocked to slake the hunger.




this was also something she ate last time she was pregnant and is 1 part of the many theorise as to why it could be a girl but that's another story!!